Apartment Failing To Notify Me of Need for 60 Day Notice
So, I have lived in my apartment for almost a year. This is my first apartment out of college, but I will be relocating once my lease ends in December. Half way through my lease my apartment was bought out by a different company. I am 30 days from my lease ending, and I received a voicemail stating I need to send a 60 day notice to vacate before my lease ends. They say they make it a point to email, call, and leave a notice on the door 90 days before and 60 days before. Yet they haven’t; they never contacted me in any way until about two days ago. They also have not made my lease readily available to me in the tenant portal and have not uploaded any renewal documents in there or anything. Is this something that would be worth fighting or am I going to have to suck it up and pay an extra month of rent past my lease end date?
Posted Nov 8, 2022, 9:50 PM UTC
Where do you live and what does your original lease say about notice requirements?
Texas, and I am not sure they have switched owners and portals several times. I was never given a copy of my lease; I was told it would be made available electronically and never was.
Did you read the lease from top to bottom when you first signed it?
Almost assuredly that lease states your need to notify the landlord 60 days in advance of your intent to terminate your tenancy -- that's super-common in most residential leases.
Visit the office in person and demand a copy of your lease, or access to the lease electronically, and verify whether or not it says this.
No one can really answer this without knowing what's in your lease. This is an issue with your previous landlord, and a copy was required to be given to you within 3 days of signing.
If your lease requires a 60 day notice, than yes, you have to give a 60 day notice, regardless of whether they reminded you in time.
If your lease does not mention a notice period, then you are only required to provide a 30 day notice.
Is it worth fighting? That's really up to you.